Latest Stories from Daniel Kessler, Guest Writer - Page 10

Although it may be in some trouble, California's aggressive goal of attaining 33 percent of its energy from clean renewable energy by 2020 is still on track--for now at least. In fact, wind energy in the state got a shot in the arm

Yesterday, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a plan to increase the amount of white roofs at DOE facilities and at buildings across federal government. The Feds have committed to reducing their emissions by 28

Today, the world lost Stephen H. Schneider, a Stanford University climate scientist who has for decades built the foundational case that the planet is warming and that action is needed--now. Schneider, 65, shared the 2007 Nobel Prize

Last week, Rajendra K. Pachauri, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, sent a letter to the IPCC's 831 lead authors and review editors an attempt to clarify the body's stance on media interaction. In fact, the

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last month released data that shows that this June was the hottest on record and that we just finished the hottest first half of a year dating back to 1880. You would think

Last month, I wrote about how Representatives Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Representative Barney Frank, chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, sent a letter to the Obama

General Electric, along with four venture capital firms, is putting up some serious cash for innovators that can help with the development of a smart grid--a networked energy system that increases efficiency and allows for more

Is it worthwhile to correct the record when it comes to Glenn Beck? The self-described "rodeo clown" has made a habit of saying outrageous comments to get media attention and properly enrage his audience, but words have consequences,

Fridays in Washington D.C. are often days in which bad news is dumped. The idea is that the news will get lost over the weekend while Americans are recharging for the week ahead. So maybe that's why the Interior Department announced

By now, most people have heard this story. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House, but when the Reagan Revolution swept into power a few years later, Reagan famously had the panels taken

Activists with the Rainforest Action Network are at EPA headquarters blaring John Denver's "Take me Home, Country Roads" and locking themselves to each other to protest the devastating practice of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining.

There's a lot of jostling right now in the Senate for lead position on energy reform. Just which Senator will catch the eye of President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Reid and get their bill picked is anyone's guess. Sens. John

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman penned the first climate change bill ever to pass the House. Now, with those credentials to support him, Waxman is asking President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton to say no to a

California utilities must get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2010 and 33 percent by 2020. The 2020 target looms large as utilities tryi to line up contracts with suppliers of renewable energy and

On Friday, notable environmentalists Al Gore, Fredd Krupp, and others sent a letter to President Obama warning him that time is running short this year to pass a bill that caps carbon pollution and asking him to personally intervene in

The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program allows homeowners to finance their own solar panels or energy-savings retrofits by an addition to their property tax bill, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have shut down the program. The

While Brazil's soccer team is making all of the headlines, there is more serious news affecting the country than the plight of Kaka. The Amazon rainforest is under immediate threat due to proposed changes to environment legislation